Arriving at LGA

I shot this video on approach to LGA on American Airlines flight 700 from Dallas on a 737-800 on June 3, 2011. It was an amazingly clear day and the view was spectacular.

I hope you enjoy it.

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World’s Largest Model Airport (3)

This is the nighttime view.

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World’s Largest Model Airport

What’s 150 square metres, 1:87 in scale, and has 40,000 lights?

The world’s largest model airport, which has opened in Hamburg, Germany. Called Knuffingen Airport, the diorama extravaganza is the work of twin brothers Frederik and Gerrit Braun, who Singularity Hub calls “energetic”. That’s for sure.

The airport also boasts 15,000 figurines, 500 cars, 10,000 trees, 50 trains, 1000 wagons, 100 signals, 200 switches, 300 buildings and 40 aircraft ranging in size from a Cessna to an Airbus A380. The 40 aircraft and and also 90 vehicles move autonomously thanks to a magnetic system and some strings (that’s the simple explanation).

The lights blink, aircraft land rear wheels first, and there’s even a parking lot. 

Visiting Germany anytime soon? You can see Knuffingen yourself at Miniatur Wunderland.

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Pushing Tin: An Hour At Logan Airport

This is an amazing time-lapse video of the departures and arrivals at Boston’s Logan airport. The filmmaker reduces an hour and ten minutes of video to just two minutes and forty-six seconds. 

Enjoy!

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